The Tiki Bar's Place in History

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In the 1950s and 1960s, everyone was eating (what they thought was) Polynesian food and sipping room drinks. It was the era of the tiki restaurant and the most famous of all was Trader Vic's, where Polynesian idylls and Caribbean pirate tales were blended into a perfect Cold War fantasy. In his talk, Prof. Daniel Bender brings the history of Trader Vic's alive with the drinks that helped make it famous.

Presented in partnership with the University of Toronto Scarborough Alumni Association.